contributors: monika jones
Oct 03 '08
The Perfect Imperfect Budget Thai Relaxation Combo
It could all just be a result of the recent weather, but my experience at the Parázs Presszó, run by a Thai-Hungarian couple in District VI (click for contact details and user feedback) was comparable to seeing familiar landmarks...
Aug 28 '08
Finding "Good" Thai Food in Budapest
Before I start, I'll admit I'm a bit of a stickler when it comes to Thai, mostly because I have had the luxury of eating lots of Thai in Thailand, and have worked at a respected (though slightly Americanized)...
Aug 04 '08
A Kosher Slice that Won't Make the Classical Pizza Gods Angry
Kosher pizza has a terrible reputation, a gastronomic fact I was unaware of when I first had a savory slice at Cari Mama Pizzeria (follow link for contact details and user feedback) two years ago. But while I've discovered...
May 28 '08
Tokaj Wine Just Got Even Healthier
The important medicinal and therapeutic effects of Hungarian wine are old news, but few could ever imagine Tokaj's finest (pictured sliced above) would ever be made into anything other than the respected culinary accoutrement. Yet combining the two biggest...
May 14 '08
Doggie Delivery Available for Budapest's Pampered Pooches
Since Budapest takes great pride in its kutya kozmetika salons, it was only a matter of time before Hungarian dogs - and their expat canine counterparts - started receiving more A-list treatment. Now, gourmand dogs on the go, (with their...
May 07 '08
Bar Ladino Brings Service With a Smile to Jewish Quarter Dining/Drinking
If you have ever been short-changed, chewed-out by, or deemed beneath the attention of the bar staff at Ellátó and always seem to end a night out at Sark Presszó then a nearby alternative like Bar Ladino is very...
Mar 12 '08
Hungarian Experiment in All-American Baking Gets C for Cupcake, A for Effort
Cupcakes might be all the rage in other places around the world, in Hungary, as readers craving these teacup-sized cakes smothered in frosting have discovered, they're harder to come by than fine-dining Budapest restaurants that aren't Tom-George clones. Not...
Mar 04 '08
Mall Pizza Cone Full of Sajt is Just a Little Too Cheesy
Before I ever ate my first pizza in a cone, I was convinced I would enjoy it. I am inevitably amused when I encounter normal foods in weird shapes, sizes or colors. I was one of those people who...
Nov 27 '07
Four Seasons' Global Cooking Class Goes Local
While Hungarian cuisine may be more rustic than the fare you normally find at places like the Four Seasons Gresham Palace, it is certainly not easy to master. Which is why it's nice that the most detail-oriented of Budapest's...
Nov 23 '07
New Budapest Tesco Meets Stranded Customers' Needs with Handy Pre-Checkout Energy Drinks
The very messy debut opening of Arena Plaza was not limited to the "public" areas of Budapest's newest and most monstrously huge shopping mall. Similar chaos was also seen on opening day in the 10,000-square meter Tesco housed in...
Nov 19 '07
Thank Goodness for Hotel Thanksgiving in Budapest
As a Seattleite who loves to ski, I'd rather spend Thanksgivings on the slopes eating take-out Thai than spending a whole day stuffing and basting a turkey the size of a baboon. And I don't think I'm alone, even in...
Nov 08 '07
A Juicy Family Affair Opens in District VIII
A few years back, Michael Chapman (above) decided to open a café in Budapest. Everyone told him it would take a while - a long while. And indeed, it has taken a lifetime. Luckily for Chapman - he is...
Oct 30 '07
Activists Save District VI Market's Bacon, For Now
The fruits and vegetables sold at the Hunyadi tér Piac may be perishable, but the debate surrounding the indoor/outdoor public market in the heart of Budapest's District VI is likely to be as long-lasting - and pungent - as...
Oct 18 '07
Home-Delivered Italian Specialties Now (Almost) as Easy as Point and Click
We're always on the lookout for ways to simplify our lives. So when we heard about Cibus, an online gourmet Italian grocery store in Budapest that delivers, it seemed almost too good to be true: just click on some...
Oct 16 '07
Historic Hungarian Cheese Posters Continue to Improve with Age
With specialty food stores in Budapest being more common than common, it's hard to remember that not so long one small shop - the Nagy Tamás Cheese Shop - was pretty much the only place in town catering to...
Oct 01 '07
Budapest Burgerwar: The Iguana La Hamburgeresa
After enlisting as a soldier in the ongoing Budapest Burgerwar™, the first question my commander asked was what I thought about Iguana. Apparently, most of the other members of the BB army already had strong opinions, positive or negative,...
